# Powder Coating Booth



# Powder Coating  - Deep clean

### Safety

- <span data-sheets-root="1" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;">Wear a dust mask. (If you do not have your own, disposable masks are available in the custodial room.)</span>
- <span data-sheets-root="1" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;">Wear safety glasses.  
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### Clean the Filter

1. Remove the fluffy filter off the wall of the booth, and the rigid filters from the rear of the machine.
2. Take the filters outside.
3. Clean the filters thoroughly with a vacuum.

### Inspect the Cabinet

Check inside the ductwork/ventilation for blockage or gaps/holes and clear it out.

### Inspect the tubing

Ensure the vinyl air pressure tubing has not swollen or started leaking - if it has, file a tool report.

### Clean Shop Vac

1. Roll the powder booth shop vac outside to the dumpster.
2. Tap the filter against the inside wall of the dumpster to dislodge any caked on powder. If the filter looks excessively worn, file a purchase request for a replacement.
3. Discard powder into the dumspter.
4. Roll shop vac back to the powder coating area.

As a last step, reinstall the removed filters.

# Powder Coating - Clean out hooks & wires

### Task List

- <span data-sheets-root="1" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;">Throw out any wire pieces that are excessively twisted/kinked and not useful for holding up parts.</span>
- <span data-sheets-root="1" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;">Sandblast any larger/stiff hooks that are fully coated in powder so they can better ground the parts that'll be hanging from them.</span>
- <span data-sheets-root="1" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;">Brush/vacuum around and inside the hooks/wires caddy to get rid of any loose powder.  
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# Printable Nozzle

Step file for 3D printing a replacement nozzle for the Powder Coating gun

[Powdercoat Nozzle.step](https://wiki.protohaven.org/attachments/566)

Fusion 360 model for designing a replacement nozzle for the Powder Coating gun. The inside diameter should remain the same but a wider nozzle can be designed for specific applications

[Powdercoat Nozzle.f3d](https://wiki.protohaven.org/attachments/567)